Its a wonderful old city, build in the Middle Ages, when it started as a harbor and fishing village.  On the 9th of April 1356, Enkhuizen received her city rights from Duke Willem V.   Buriel  hills have been found around the town , dating from 1575 to 1200 B.C.       The first harbor was dug in the 14th century.      Its wonderful to walk through the town, all the tiny streets, beautiful old houses, and tiny little alleys.    here is one, called  “tussen hel en vagevuur”, which means, “between hell and purgatory”    Another is called, ” de kromme eleboog steeg”,   which means , ” the crooked elbow alley”.

On April 2nd. we headed to Holland, it was time to go visit Bert’s and my family, plus this was a good time to leave the boat for a while.     We headed for Enkhuizen again, a wonderful small town , with lots of history, a wonderful harbor, full of wooded sailboats and the BEST B&B ever!!      We stay at ” Appelo”, a B&B  in the Breed straat, wonderful old house, wonderful friends, and the breakfast is superb!!    From our bedroom window, we overlook the old , red tiled roofs, with the large masts of the sailboats in the back ground.   The tall tower of the old Zuiderkerk or Saint Pancras church  stands above it all, the bells toll every half hour, with a lovely tune, lulling us to sleep, or waking us at 8, ready for the awesome breakfast.   The building of the church began in 1423, and the church was finished in 1524.        The organ in the church is from the 16th century, and the carillion, in the tower contains 52 bells.     The carillion gets new tunes , twice per year. The “speel trommel”   an automated music programmer which plays the bells, is from the 17th century.